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A derby name, roller derby name or skater name is a nickname used by a skater while playing or officiating roller derby. Derby names can be seen as an opportunity to adopt an alternative on-track persona. [1] Many derby names are puns, and in some cases this may extend to the skater's number. [2]
A gag name is a pseudonym intended to be humorous through its similarity to both a real name and a term or phrase that is funny, strange, or vulgar. The source of humor stems from the double meaning behind the phrase, although use of the name without prior knowledge of the joke could also be funny.
Author Carly Giesler said that skaters enact sexualities that create or reclaim an identity, and their role parodies "hegemonic scripts of sexuality" through the use of costumes, derby names and personas. Roller derby acts as a unique stage for female athletes, letting them rebut constraints society places on women and female athletes.
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This is a list of notable roller derby leagues, [note 1] and may include those that are no longer in existence. Existence dates, where known, are included to provide a timeline charting the sport's growth cycles.
Whip It is a 2009 American sports comedy drama film co-produced and directed by Drew Barrymore from a screenplay by Shauna Cross, based on her 2007 novel Derby Girl.It stars Elliot Page [a] as a teenage girl from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, who joins a roller derby team.
That a roller derby league has become the face of opposition isn’t surprising: the sport has long been a haven for queer and transgender women, said Margot Atwell, who played in a women’s ...
Cedar Rapids RollerGirls (CRRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founded in 2008, Cedar Rapids is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]